%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ usbutils The usbutils package contains a utility used to display information about USB buses in the system and the devices connected to them. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &usbutils-md5sum; Download size: &usbutils-size; Estimated disk space required: &usbutils-buildsize; Estimated build time: &usbutils-time; usbutils Dependencies Required User Notes: Install usbutils by running the following commands: sed -i 's|DEST=|&/usr/share/|' update-usbids.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && install -v -m755 update-usbids.sh /usr/sbin/update-usbids sed -i '...' update-usbids.sh: This command is used to modify the download script so that it will replace the existing file in /usr/share instead of in the current directory. The usb.ids data file is constantly being updated. To get a current version of this file, run update-usbids as the root user. This program requires the script or program to find or which are used to download the most current file, and replace the existing file in /usr/share. You may wish to add an entry to root's (or any other user who has write privilege to /usr/share) crontab to automatically update the usb.ids file periodically. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories lsusb and update-usbids None None Short Descriptions lsusb is a utility for displaying information about all USB buses in the system and all devices connected to them. lsusb update-usbids downloads the current version of the USB ID list. Requires or . update-usbids